Post by Martin Ancheta on Oct 25, 2015 1:20:31 GMT
1. Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness.
The Virtual simulation theory of consciousness is basically our thoughts and feelings, this tends to lead to believing things that may or may not be reality. It gives us the ability to play out scenarios in our head without having to physically act upon them or be in the act. For example in the film brain burn it shows that Consciousness is literally a virtual simulator. People without consciousness do not have the liberty to act out internally and do it outside which results in personal damages. Those with consciousness have an advantage to play through the result without the actual action; it is all done within the mind and can be thought out thoroughly. Another is the fact of how our consciousness works in general is completely explained by an example in the Mobius strip explains that consciousness of a Mobius strip is continuous, with no beginning and no end; an endless surface. Any attempt to reorient it tries to change it and does not work and cannot change anything. The consciousness cannot actually be explained because there are no “real” words to explain what it is, as it is different for each of us. There is no language that can possibly explain the true meaning and because there is no way to truly explain it, the film states we should remain silent about consciousness.
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain can sometimes trick us into perceiving something as reality and real when really it is not. This is stated in the book the Universe an App,"the brain tricks us into believing its own machinations as something that is not.A prime example would be in the short film the The Disneyland of Consciousness discusses how the conscious of a human being has a process that it follows and we may not have as much control of it as we may think. We tend to perceive things they way they appear at first and then once we “realize” things are not as they seem, we have difficulty accepting such. As this short film brings to light, animatronics are so humanly simulated that this is a great example of such by “tricking the eye and mind” to believe the robot is an actual human being. ” The brain does this to keep us alive long enough to reproduce. The brains trickery benefits us, so we last long enough to continue our genetic line so we do not go extinct.
The Virtual simulation theory of consciousness is basically our thoughts and feelings, this tends to lead to believing things that may or may not be reality. It gives us the ability to play out scenarios in our head without having to physically act upon them or be in the act. For example in the film brain burn it shows that Consciousness is literally a virtual simulator. People without consciousness do not have the liberty to act out internally and do it outside which results in personal damages. Those with consciousness have an advantage to play through the result without the actual action; it is all done within the mind and can be thought out thoroughly. Another is the fact of how our consciousness works in general is completely explained by an example in the Mobius strip explains that consciousness of a Mobius strip is continuous, with no beginning and no end; an endless surface. Any attempt to reorient it tries to change it and does not work and cannot change anything. The consciousness cannot actually be explained because there are no “real” words to explain what it is, as it is different for each of us. There is no language that can possibly explain the true meaning and because there is no way to truly explain it, the film states we should remain silent about consciousness.
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain can sometimes trick us into perceiving something as reality and real when really it is not. This is stated in the book the Universe an App,"the brain tricks us into believing its own machinations as something that is not.A prime example would be in the short film the The Disneyland of Consciousness discusses how the conscious of a human being has a process that it follows and we may not have as much control of it as we may think. We tend to perceive things they way they appear at first and then once we “realize” things are not as they seem, we have difficulty accepting such. As this short film brings to light, animatronics are so humanly simulated that this is a great example of such by “tricking the eye and mind” to believe the robot is an actual human being. ” The brain does this to keep us alive long enough to reproduce. The brains trickery benefits us, so we last long enough to continue our genetic line so we do not go extinct.